U1
1.Her knowledge of the truth of the matter caused her more
distress than pleasure.
2.She clutched her purse tightly, threading her way through
the throng.
3.I liked the photo very much as it is the only photo that shows
me in a natural relaxed pose.
4.The special agent sneaked past the guard and entered the
building through the back door.
5.My greatest preoccupation was to accumulate a sufficient
amount of money to travel to Europe.
6.It is extremely hard to break the shackles of convention.
7.Loneliness in old age is the curse of modern society.
8.After long deliberation, she decided to turn down the job
offer.
U3
1.We negotiated our way out of the airport and joined the flow
of cars.
2.In her opinion, he will make a perfect husband; he is
handsome, debonair, and wealthy.
3.In the old days the poverty-stricken travelers were often
caught dodging fares on the train.
4.Could you explain yourself? I’m afraid I have no notion of
what you mean.
5.It is curious that this compact car should have such plenty of
boot space.
6.The children were awed by the exaggerated contortion of
the clown’s body.
7.In spite of all the difficulties, his business continues to thrive.
8.Hosting the Olympic Games has been a massive undertaking
to any city.
U4
1.She is often misunderstood for the reason that her
competitive nature overshadows the other qualities.
2.The international students had to traipse all over Rome to
attend lectures.
3.It is believed that North Americans have made a fetish of
punctuality.
4.The writer recalled that he flunked all his science courses in
high school.
5.The horseman sat there swilling his gin-and-tonics without a
care in the world.
6.Mrs. Kennedy flicked the dust away from her purse with a
handkerchief.
7.He is seen as the epitome of the hawkish, right-of-center
intellectual.
8.The prime minister hated journalists and did his best to
prevent “the great licentiousness of the press in censuring and reflecting upon all parts of the government.”
U7
1.Charles Dickens held that the whole legal system in Britain
was becoming creaky and inefficient.
2.He peered through the mist, trying to get his bearings.
3.I have only some slight acquaintance with your boss.
4.His air of detachment lost him his popularity among his
peers.
5.The fact the team won the championship sent its fans into
raptures.
6.She felt giddy from too much accustomed exercise.
7.The need to be understood overwhelmed her.
8.The spokeswoman has always obliged journalists with
information they want.
U8
1.He said that Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid
down at the London summit.
2.The hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed.
3.It is unrealistic to believe that perfection is a/an attainable
goal.
4.There has been a historic enmity between Protestants and
Catholics.
5.Indonesia is reported to be the fifth most populous country
in the world.
6.His time for the 100 meters surpassed the previous world
record by one hundredth of a second.
7.The minister cannot be impartial in the way a judge would
be.
8.The number of casualties was appallingly high in both wars.。